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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I’m in a very similar boat.  My youngest is scheduled for First Communion this year and I think I may delay the decision for a head to allow her to have the experience her siblings did as well as to give her the option to return to the church in the future.  It’s a very difficult decision for me—[b]1) my family was very devout and I feel that I am betraying them[/b], plus [b]2) there are many aspects of the faith that I really appreciate[/b].
Also, I 100% disagree with the person who said that anyone raised in the church was aware this was going on.  My family has been very active in the church and we’ve never had any experience remotely like this with any priest, or even got a creepy vibe or anything.  For us, a “bad” priest was one who gave too long a sermon or too much penance at confession!  Also, as a lawyer, I’m pretty aware that a disturbingly large percentage of the male population is just totally messed up when it comes to sex/respect/etc., so I agree that this is not just a catholic issue.  I wish the church had let women into the hierarchy decades ago.  
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1) this guilt-tripping is how the church keeps people coming

2) those can be found in other churches - like Episcopal or Lutheran[/quote]

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